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Burke

in Louisiana

There are 1,230 people with the last name "Burke" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Burke 393
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  1. is 389th most common Weaver
  2. is 390th most common Duplantis
  3. is 391st most common Braud
  4. is 392nd most common Odom
  5. is 393rd most common Burke
  6. is 394th most common Bruce
  7. is 395th most common Barber
  8. is 396th most common Foreman
  9. is 397th most common Thibodaux

Similar Names and Nicknames

Burks, Burkett, Burch, Burk, Burkhart, Burkholder, Burkhardt, Birch, Burkhalter, Burkes

Most Common First Names for Burke

Michael, John, James, William, Mary, Paul, Robert, Barbara, Christopher, David

Meaning & History

Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh ‘fortification’, ‘fortified manor’.

Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki ‘birch wood’.

German: variant of Burk.

FOREBEARS Burke owes its importance as an Irish surname to William Thomas Burke (1747–1783) was born in Co. Galway, Ireland, settled in VA after immigration, then moved to NC in 1771, where he became a prominent revolutionary statesman.

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Michael Burke, LA (9 searches)
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